 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS 07/24/1974 |  |  | | | |
 | | BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON | | KINBOSHI KITES AT KOBE BULLS | | GAME ID: 7119 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH , 1974 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kinboshi Kites (41-36) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | | Kobe Bulls (54-25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | |  | |
| Baker Now 3-1 After Subduing Bulls | Bill Baker never let Kobe get something going. The Kinboshi right-hander commanded his changeup in pitching the Kites to a 1-0 win. Matoba Miwa collected his 9th save. The Kites are now 41-36, while the Bulls fall to 54-25.
Baker's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 5 strikeouts in 7 innings while allowing 3 hits. Baker goes to 3-1 on the year with 25 strikeouts.
"I was able to really locate my pitches tonight," said Baker. | |
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| KINBOSHI BATTING LINESCORE | | KOBE BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - A. Goto pinch hit for M. Kawasaki in the 8th b - Y. Hiramoto pinch hit for K. Kikuchi in the 8th c - K. Murakami pinch ran for Y. Hiramoto in the 8th d - Z. Yoemon substituted for A. Goto in the 8th e - R. Okamoto substituted for K. Murakami in the 8th f - K. Masuda substituted for F. Tokunaga in the 9th
BATTING Total Bases: T. Kanazawa , F. Muramoto , H. Kitamura , M. Kawasaki , K. Kurosawa , K. Kikuchi , Y. Hiramoto , Y. Hirata 2-out RBI: Y. Hiramoto Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kanazawa , K. Kurosawa , Y. Hirata , B. Baker Sac Bunt: K. Kurosawa Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING SB: H. Kitamura (9) | | | a - K. Nishimura substituted for K. Izumi in the 8th b - T. Amano pinch hit for T. Yagi in the 8th c - T. Ryu pinch hit for T. Kurokawa in the 8th d - M. Harada substituted for T. Amano in the 9th e - S. Inoue pinch hit for T. Ide in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: T. Kurokawa (10, 6th Inning off B. Baker, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: T. Kurokawa 2 , O. Abbott , J. Hayashida Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Oto , S. Inoue , M. Osaki 2 Sac Bunt: K. Ono 2 Team LOB: 6 | | |
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| KINBOSHI PITCHING LINESCORE | | KOBE PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Baker W (3-1) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 2.83 | | M. Miwa SV (9) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3.20 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | K. Izumi L (8-1) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 2.59 | | S. Kawakami | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0.69 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bill Baker Ballpark: Matsunoki Stadium Weather: Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM JST Time: 2:43 Attendance: 28203 |
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